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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
We see the some media refer to these as 'the Covid variant first discovered in xxxxxxxx'
Is this acceptable?
The variant first discovered in India instead of the India variant?
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I'm on a call on SARS-CoV-2 variants right now, working with scientists across Canada tracking the development and prevalence. Even for professionals, it is just easier to say the UK variant than B.1.1.7. There are way too many variants on the go right now to remember all the numbers offhand. We try, and some people are better than others, but the origin does keep getting used for shorthand. However, it is never used to disparage that country.